Higher Technical Schools HF Wood Biel

Prof. Christoph Rellstab Dipl. Ing. HTL Head of Higher Technical Schools HF Wood Biel

We train the specialists of  the future. We encourage our trainees to develop their specialist skills and knowledge today and into the future. Flexibility is the keyword. Our students benefit from the experience and expertise of  the teaching staff and from a well-equipped, modern training facility. Moreover everyone has direct access to the Research and Development division belonging to the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Our good contacts with professional associations, representative bodies and political and industrial organisations are meaningful for expanding our range of advanced and continuing education courses.

The graduates of the Higher Technical Schools HF Wood Biel go on to take up middle and executive management positions in all sectors of the wood industry. They have the broad outlook needed to support informed management decisions. Training includes a good general background education, specialist knowledge and management skills. A multi-disciplinary approach, integrated course components and placement periods in the wood industry all ensure that our courses have a high level of practical relevance.

History

1952       Foundation of the Wood Technical College

1986       Start of HTL engineering courses

1992       Start of the Technical School

1992       Foundation of Research and Development Department

1997       Incorporation into the Bern University of Applied Sciences

2005       Merger of the Burgdorf and Biel divisionsfor architecture and engineering in the

                Bern University of Applied Sciences Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering,

                including the Higher Technical Schools HF Wood Biel

Facts and Figures

Average no. of graduates per annum                      70   

No. of undergraduates                                             220 

Average no. of participants in advanced                 13

training (NDS) per year                                             

Teaching staff                                                              70

Campus

Higher Technical Schools

Trainings are in German

• Technician Diploma HF in Timber Construction [->]
• Technician Diploma HF in Woodworking Industry[->]
• Technician Diploma HF in Lumber Industry [->]

• Postgraduate course HF in Management [->]

Special Swiss exams and diplomas

Trainings and exams only in German. Plaese refer to the German pages indicated below.

• Holzbau-Vorarbeiter/-in [->]
• Holzbau-Vorarbeiter/-in ^plus [->]
  (Holzbau-Polier/-in mit eidg. Fachausweis)
• Holzbau-Meister/-in mit eidg. Diplom [->]
• Holzfachleute mit eidg. Fachausweis [->]

·         Bern University of Applied Sciences Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering

·         Staatliche Fachschule Rosenheim, Germany

·         Fachschule Holztechnik & Gestaltung, Hildesheim, Germany